Finnish prog/death outfit Crystalic has decided to call it quits, after releasing only two full-length albums. The decision was announced by Toni Tieaho/ Crystalic on the official website of the band.

Here it is the official statement: "In my opinion last year with Crystalic has been a struggle. Having lack of rehearsing and no interest to get Crystalic move on, we started to have conflicts composing our new songs and in the studio. We all know already how the music business is, but when the band action starts to get like this, you can't get much out from it but eats away you little by little.1998-2011 is a damn long time, and I feel now it's time to move on and try something else, not quitting composing music! Every one of us is still making music with their own bands and we feel this is the best decision for Crystalic now."

"BIG THANK to all the fans who kept this alive for this long time! I want to thank all the band members over time and wishing you good luck with music and life!

"...still, never know if Crystalic will breath again one day, but now it's time to let it rest. Regards."

Persistence was a great album but honestly I'm not surprised they decided to lay Crystalic to rest. They have been trying for over 10 years to go somewhere and they even let Persistence out for free and still they gained nothing. I'm sad about it and I too hope that maybe some day Crystalic will rise again. \m/